Former University of Tennessee linebacker Ovince St. Preux vs. Chris Hawk added to “Strikeforce: Nashville” prelims

NASHVILLE, Tenn – Former linebacker for the University of Tennessee, Ovince St. Preux, who is fighting out of Knoxville MMA, will face off with Memphis BJJ & Judo’s Chris Hawk in a light heavyweight showdown on the “Strikeforce: Nashville” preliminary card on April 17. ProMMAnow.com has confirmed the match-up with a source close to the situation.

St. Preux fought on Tennessee’s very first sanctioned MMA card at “XFC 7: School of Hard Knox” in Feb. 2009. He scored a first round knockout in that bout against CT Turner. St. Preux was also nominated for Inside MMA’s “Submission of the Year” Award last year for using a calf slicer to tap out Ombey Mobley at XFC 8.

St. Preux is a fan favorite. Tennessee loves MMA, but they also love their football, and when you get an ex-UT player in the cage, “The Volunteer State” fans go nuts.

Both St. Preux and Hawk show pro records of 3-4, and both guys are coming off losses. All three of Hawk’s wins have come by way of submission, while St. Preux has two submission wins and one by knockout.

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